Lesbian Concentrate

Lesbian Concentrate: A Lesbianthology of Songs and Poems is a compilation of music and spoken word by lesbian artists. It was released by Olivia Records in 1977 in response to Anita Bryant's anti-gay crusade "Save Our Children".[1][2][3]

Lesbian Concentrate
Compilation album
Released1 January 1977
GenreFolk, pop, spoken word, women's music
LabelOlivia Records

The album's cover – a reference to Bryant's role as spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission – has more recently received attention due to its inclusion on several "worst album covers ever" lists.[4][5]

Critical reception

Country in Lesbian Tide described the album as "political and cultural, as well as entertaining,"[6] that would "leave you spellbound."[6] Ilona Laney in The Body Politic said Lesbian Concentrate was "the best record to give someone as their first album of women's music."[7] In off our backs, Mer described the album as a "mixed bag... but it is also an affirmation of diversity, a striking convergence of different expressions of women."[8] Bonnie Morris dubbed the album "the most racially and stylistically diverse"[9] album of women's music.

Track listing
  1. "Don't Pray For Me"' – Linda Tillery
  2. "Nina" – Meg Christian
  3. "Prove It On Me Blues" – Teresa Trull
  4. "Sweet Woman" – Cris Williamson
  5. "A History Of Lesbianism" – Judy Grahn
  6. "Gay And Proud" – Berkeley Women's Music Collective
  7. "Leaping Lesbians" – Sue Fink
  8. "Sugar Mama" – Gwen Avery
  9. "Kahlua Mama" – Be Be K'Roche
  10. "No Hiding Place" – Mary Watkins
  11. "For The Straight Folks Who Don't Mind Gays But Wish They Weren't So Blatant" – Pat Parker
  12. "Ode To A Gym Teacher" – Meg Christian
  13. "Woman-Loving Women" – Teresa Trull

References
  1. Zimmerman, Bonnie (2000). Encyclopedia of Lesbian Histories and Cultures. New York: Garland. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-8153-1920-7.
  2. King, Katie (1994). Theory in Its Feminist Travels: Conversations in U.S. Women's Movements. Bloomington [u.a.]: Indiana Univ. Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-20905-4. Lesbian Concentrate.
  3. Gambone, Philip (2010). Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-299-23684-7. Lesbian Concentrate.
  4. "Worst Album Covers". www.coverbrowser.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. "Worst Album covers". www.octanecreative.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  6. Country (September 1977). "More Hard Core from Olivia". Reviews. Lesbian Tide. 7 (2): 28. ISSN 0270-8167.
  7. Laney, Ilona (December 1977). "Music". The Body Politic. No. 39. p. 24.
  8. Mer (October 1977). "Lesbian Concentrate". Reviews. off our backs. 7 (8).
  9. Morris, Bonnie (July 2015). "Olivia Records: The Production of a Movement". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 19 (3): 300. doi:10.1080/10894160.2015.1026699. ISSN 1540-3548. PMID 26075684. S2CID 205753708.
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